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THE LOST NAMES OF SPURTLESHIRE

GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN For the last 10 years, Spurtle has been photographing the street-name signs of Spurtleshire. The aim has been to record…
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BIN-HUBS WOULD DAMAGE THE WORLD HERITAGE SITE

INDEPENDENT REPORT IDENTIFIES 'SIGNIFICANT' ADVERSE EFFECTS Last year, the New Town & Broughton Community Council along with relevant residents…
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OLD TOWN HAIKUS

Spotted on a wall off Chambers Street today: fleeting thoughts anchored in a transient moment. The rapidly fading poems read:   THIS IS A…
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DEVELOPER APPEALS EYRE PLACE STUDENT HOUSING PROPOSAL

NO HEARING, NO PUBLIC PLATFORM FOR LOCAL VOICES CA Europe Operating Company has taken its applications for town houses and student housing at 72–4…
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ATTENTION, NIGHT OWLS!

Spurtle is sitting on a news-egg. It will hatch at midnight tonight. Locals are going to be cross. #Edinburgh #hyperlocal #news…
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THE BEAVERLANDS

No. 5 in an occasional photo series celebrating Spurtleshire street-name signs. #Edinburgh #hyperlocal #news…
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TIME TO SAVOUR PROPER COFFEE

Charlie Ellis tells us how to find a decent brew and rues the loss of a promising newcomer Speciality coffee houses have reached a degree of…
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UNDAUNTED

Nicola Sturgeon pictured at Quintinshill Train Crash Memorial Service at Rosebank Cemetery in 2015. #Edinburgh #hyperlocal #news…
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GUNS AND ROSES

VALENTINE THOUGHTS IN A TIME OF WAR [Taken from the Scotsman, 14 February 1941. A condensed version of this article appeared under a different…
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DUBLIN STREET: BEWARE OF THE DOG

A deep cavity opened up last week between No.5 Dublin Street and Dublin Street Lane North. For the next 5 working days it will be the subject of…
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